Apparatus for making skinless sausages



Sepi. 3, 1935. L. KARP! LOFF 2,013,610

APPARATUS FOR MAKING SKINLESS SAUSAGES Filed Oct. 5, 1954 A s Sheets-Sheet 1 ATTORNEY KARPILOFF Sept. 3, 1935.

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liba's KG IPZ ZO/f- ATTOR N EY6 Patented Sept. 3, 1935 APPARATUS FOR MAKING SKINLESS SAUSAGES Louis Karpiloff, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Application October 3, 1934, Serial No. 746,754

'7 Claims. (01. 17-32) This invention relates to apparatus for the other and having a slidable closure at one end formation of skinless frankfurters and other thereof, a series of'plungers adapted to slide longisimilar meat products. tudinally into the molds, a meat receiving mani- It is the primary object of my invention to profold in communication with the molds via apervide a particularly simpleiand efficient machine tures in the plungers and mechanical means to 5 for the quantity production of skinless sausages, actuate and control the sliding of the plungers frankfurters or hamburgers, which machine is into and out of the forming molds. particularly adaptable for easy cleaning and in- The just mentioned forming molds are indispection. cated by numeral 6, which molds are held in A further object of my invention is to provide spaced parallelism with each other by having 10 sausage forming apparatus adaptable for the their respective ends securely fastened to the manufacture of sausages of Various sizes and front cleat l and the rear cleat 3. The entire which permits of the convenient change from mold structurethus formed is rigidly mounted by one size to another without dismantling the stanchions 9 to a table I0 or other suitable strucmachine. ture. The ends of each of the cleats I and 8 are 15 Another object of my invention is to provide a each provided with aligned apertures ll t machine of the character described which may W ic a e S dab y mouned a pa r of Slide bars l2 be readily used in conjunction with the comwhich have their rear ends secured to a crossmercial meat filler and which will discharge the d finished sausage forms onto a conveniently ac- A Series Of y d cal plungers Id which are 20 cessib1e receiving tray, adapted to slide snugly into the molds 6 have Th in ntion 111 b fully d comprehentheir front ends partly inserted into said molds sively understood from a consideration of the and are held in spewed parallel alignment y avfollowing detailed description when read in cons their rear n r y cured to the crossnection with the accompanying drawings which heed Integral t the real O e 8 is 25 form part of the application, with t understructed a meat distributing manifold I5 which standing, however, that the improvement is capa- Surrounds a forward end portion of the phmgers ble of extended application and is not confined Manifcld I5 is connected by a at pp y to the exact showing of the drawings nor to the P p 35 and a coupling C on H to a meat precise construction described and, therefore, filler other pp s y W ich the meat is 30 such changes and modifications may be made delivered into the Sausage forming mac i therein as do not affect the spirit of the invention To p v nv ni nt access into the interior nor exceed the scope thereof as expressed in the 0 manifold 5 for the Cleaning and inspection appended cl im of the machine, manifold I5 is provided at its In the drawings: lower portion with a sliding door I8 removably 35 Fig. 1 is a top elevational view of the entire Secured ehdWiSe 0f the manifold by the grooves machine with part thereof b k away, IS. A port 20 is formed longitudinally in the end Fig.2isaside elevational view partly in central f h f the p un r l4 and communicates se ti n, into the manifold I5 via the radial aperture 2|,

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 but illustrating Which aperture is elongate ud nal y Of the 40 a modified form of my device. plunger It for the purpose now described. In

Fig. 4 is a front elevational view of the delivery order to regulate h q n y f m b ing deend of the machine; and livered to the forming molds or to entirely shut Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view on line 5-5 Off s Supply, the p u s I4 are slid forward of Fig. 1. so that aperture 2! is partly constricted or en- 45 In describing the invention in detail and the tirely Closed by its juXtapOsitiOn With he rear particular physical embodiment illustrating the end 015 the respective forming tube t is to be invention, reference is had to the accompanying noted here that this position of D 4 -iht0 drawings wherein like characters of reference the fOTmihg tubes 6 may also effect the decrease designate corresponding parts thruout the several in the length of the finished Sausage o effect 50 views. this convenient and accurate adjustment of the In the particular physical embodiment of my plungers Id and more particularly the position invention illustrated in the drawings my sausage of the aperture 2| with relation to the molds 6, forming apparatus comprises essentially a series I have provided an eccentric cam 24 operable by 5 of molds secured in spaced parallelism with each its lever 25, the trunnions 26 of said cam being -filling process is to start.

journalled in a bracket 21 rigidly secured to a stationary portion of the machine such as at 28 to the rear of manifold l5. In order to accurately indicate the position of aperture 2|, a conveniently calibrated quadrant 29 is provided which, in conjunction with the arrow 30 on the handle 25, indicates this adjustment.

The finishedsausage forms are delivered out of the forward end of the forming tubes 6 by sliding the plungers 4 forwardly into same. This movement is effected by a gear rack 32 and a pinion 33. The rear end of gear rack 32 is attached by screw 34 to the cross-head I3 and is slidably supported at its front end by slide blocks 35 secured to the rear cleat 8. Bearing brackets 37 provide rotational support for a pinion shaft 38 onto the inner end of which the pinion 33 is fixedly mounted. A hand wheel 39, being secured to the outer end of shaft 38, provides for the manual operation of the pinion 33.

Reference is now directed particularly to Fig. 4 which illustrates more clearly the delivery end of the machine. During the process of forming the sausages the ends of the forming tubes 6 are closed by the closure gate 40 being slidably mounted on the slide blocks 4| which are secured to the forward cleat l. A gate operating lever 62 is fulcrumed onto-cleat 1 at 43 and provides for the convenient operation of closure gate 40 in conjunction with the link 44. Gate M is provided with a series of apertures 45 in communication with the interior of the forming tubes 6 by which indication is made that the tubes are entirely filled with meat as evidenced by the discharge of a small amount of meat thru said apertures 45.

As previously described, the meat is delivered out of the forward end of the forming tubes, the gate 4 having been previously opened, by moving the plungers M into same. The finished sausages issuing out of the forming tubes are delivered onto a receiving tray i? which is moved by its supports simultaneously with the plungers Id. In this fashion the meat is maintained in its desired formation. The movement of receiving tray 4'! is effected by the fact that its supports 48 have theirforward ends secured to the slide rods l2 and their rear portions fastened to the forward end of rack 32 as at 49.

- The complete cycle of operation of my machine in formation of a number of sausages is as follows: The hand wheel 39 is turned to move the plungers I4 .to their rearmost position, whence the lever 25 is set to regulate the aperture 2| to its desired opening. The gate 40 at the beginning of operations is of course closed. It is to be noted here that if lever 25 is to be used for the turning on of the meat supply from the manifold it is then set at off position and subsequently turned to the desired opening as soon as the The sausage meat, having been previously suitably chopped or otherwise comminuted, is delivered under pressure to the manifold l5 via the coupling I! and the tube H5. The meat then passes thru aperture 2| and port Zllinto the forming tube 6 When the forming tube 6 has been completely filled the meat will indicate same by issuing out of the ports 45, at which time apertures 2| are closed by the operation of handle 25. The closure gate 40 is then raised and the plungers M are moved forwardly by the rotation of hand wheel 39 and thesausage forms are thus delivered onto the forwardly moving receiving tray 41.

In the modified construction of my apparatus, as illustrated in Fig. 3, provision is therein made of meat.

by which the machine may be converted to the manufacture of the sausages of smaller sizes. In this instance the forming tubes 6 are of the same size as described for the previous form. The plungers [4 however are of a diameter to suit the formation of the smaller sausage. To accommodate the larger forming tube to the smaller size of the product an inner sleeve 56 is inserted into same, being securely held therein by the set screw 5|. Inner sleeve 50 extends rearwardly tlnu the interior of the manifold 5 and terminates at the rear face of same. An aperture 52 permits of the entrance of the meat during the filling process into the aperture 2| and port 20. The conversion of the machine from its smaller size to the manufacture of larger sausages is effected by removing the sleeve 50 from within the forming tube 6 and placing same onto the plunger l4. However, in so doing the ends of sleeve 50- are to be reversed end for end so that the aperture 52 is now in registry with the aperture 2|. Suitable means may be employed by which the sleeve 50 is securely heldonto the plunger l4 so as to move with the same during its subsequent sliding operations.

What is claimed as new is: V

1. In a machine of the character described, a series of tubes, means for opening and closing the outlet ends of said tubes, a series of movable plungers, one for each tube, adapted to express sausage from each tube, and a manifold around the inlet ends of said tubes and having a receiving aperture, said plungers having passageways leading from said manifold into the respective tubes.

2. In a machine of the character described, a series of tubes, means for opening and closing the outlet ends of said tubes, a series of movable plungers, one for each tube, adapted to express sausage from each tube, a manifold around the inlet ends of said tubes and having a receiving aperture, said plungers having passageways leading from said manifold into the respective tubes, and single operative means for reciprocating said plungers in said tubes.

3. In a machine of,the character described, a series of tubes, means for opening and closing the outlet ends of said tubes, a series of movable plungers, one for each tube, adapted to express sausage from each tube, and a manifold around the inlet ends of said tubes and having a receiving aperture, said plungers having passageways leading from said manifold into the respective tubes, said means having small apertures in alignment with the outlet ends of the tubes.

4. In a machine of the character described, a series of tubes, means for opening and closing the outlet ends of said tubes, a series of movable plungers, one for each tube, adapted to express sausage from each tube, a manifold around the inlet endsof said tubes and having a receiving aperture, said plungers having passageways leading from said manifold into the respective tubes, and means for indicating that the tubes are full 5. In a machine of the character described, a series of tubes, a single means for opening and closing the outlet ends of said tubes, a series of movable plungers, one for each tube, adapted to express sausage from each tube, and a manifold around the inlet ends of said tubes and having a receiving aperture, said plungers having passageways leading from said manifold into the respective tubes.

6. In a machine of thecharacter described, a

series of tubes, means for opening and closing the outlet ends of said tubes, a series of movable plungers, reciprocable within said tubes and having terminal portions therein, one for each tube, adapted to express sausage from each tube, and a manifold around the inlet ends of said tubes and having a receiving aperture, said plungers having passageways leading from said manifold into the respective tubes.

7. In a machine of the character described, a series of tubes, means for opening and closing the outlet ends of said tubes, a series of movable plungers, reciprocable within said tubes and having terminal portions therein, one for each tube, adapted to express sausage from each tube, a manifold around the inlet ends of said tubes and having a receiving aperture, said plungers having passageways leading from said manifold into the respective tubes, and means for adjusting said plungers in the tubes to vary the rate at which the tubes are to be filled.

LOUIS KARPILOFF. 

